World War II shell detonated on British CoastÂ
Itâs common to find things among the sand while strolling along a beach: shells, seaglass, bits of and seaweed. But in Essex, England, a beachgoer found something quite different on…
September 2026
Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants
On the heels of the hottest summer on record and a United Nations report warning that global temperatures are likely to push climate risks to âincreasingly dangerous heights,â the Trump…
This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn’t happened in 175 years
Last week, the Atlantic hurricane season blew through its traditional peakâwhich comes around September 10âwith nary a tropical wave in sight, let alone a storm or hurricane. This is remarkable.…
For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the first public declaration Monday that the United States has placed “space control weapons” in orbit, an announcement that will surely reverberate in the…
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI agents are flooding the Internet with slop-infused spam sent to social media platforms and writers in an attempt to gain traction for a startup promoting a âcomplex social system…
Arborists use supersonic air to save 300-year-old tree that survived American Revolution
A centuriesâ old âwitness treeâ that survived not only the Revolutionary War but a direct hit from lightning is facing yet another existential threat. Ironically, the famous oak in Eutaw…
A new solar cell could generate electricity underwater
In one episode of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Birdman, the eponymous hero struggles to fight the evil Dr. Shark aboard a submarine without solar energy to recharge his powers. So Birdman…
What makes âThe Pittâ so horrifyingly realistic? We asked the showâs makeup and prosthetic pros.
Just two seasons into its run, The Pitt has fast become one of the most celebrated television shows of the 21st century, combining the hour-to-hour intensity of 24, the procedural…
The best refurbished gadgets to buy (and where to find them)
Whenever the time comes around to upgrade your phone, tablet, or laptop, you donât necessarily have to go for the latest (and most expensive) model. You can take the refurbished…
Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
If you ask most satellite companies aside from SpaceX, they will tell you the world doesn’t have enough capacity for launching payloads into orbit. This is despite the blistering launch…